This is a weird movie. Not a bad movie, though, but if you compare it from the book, you can notice some.. questionable stuff. They changed a lot of the stuff in the book, and as a sign of the beaver fan, it makes me cringe a little. The character design is weird, Matt has a ponytail, Attean kind of looks like a 6 yr, and Saknis looks more like an aggressive old man with dyed hair instead of a gentle nice Indian. The writing is ok, not the best but livable and the detail in the background is amazing. If you are a newbie to the sign of the beaver, sure, go ahead, just expect some difference if you are going to read the book a little after the movie, but for sign of the beaver fans (like me), I would not recommend unless you want to cringe a lot. a Not the best movie ever, but livable.